Monthly Favorites: November

As I mentioned in my into…. I am obsessed with beauty products. I love to try new things, in hopes that it will magically transform me … but who doesn’t?! Right?! So we buy and we buy, and before you know it we have 20 shades of exact same brown lipstick, 30 contour kits, 10 different peachy blushes, 17 highlighters and so on… BUT they are all DIFFERENT! Different undertone, different texture, different pigmentation, different smell, different reflection in light… See what I did there??? I turned my addiction into a positive study research.

So with that being said, lets get into some of my recent faves. I read somewhere 15th is the cut off date to post last month’s monthly favorites… so I am ahead of the game! (and yes… I totally made that up)

Most days, well pretty much every day, I am in a rush to get ready for work. So my go to looks are usually simple, no more than 30 minute paint jobs that need to last all day long.

Yes, I am one of those girls that have that natural glow, that sparkling dewy look…aka OILY 24/7 face!!! Meaning primer is either going to make me look like a disco ball or matte sculpture. During the moody November weather in Nashville, Photo Finish Pore Minimizing Primer from Smashbox has been pure perfection. It makes my face a perfect smooth canvas for the main job.

The main guest appearing is … DIORSKIN STAR STUDIO MAKEUP! My #1! My true love! My one and only!!! This foundation is pure perfection for my oily skin. It dries super matte, but somehow has a beautiful illuminating glow. Magic right? It has SPF 30, is extremely lightweight, and it lasts ALL DAY LONG !!!!

Shape Tape Contour Concealer from Tarte has been my ultimate go to since it came out! I use it under eyes and as a contour of course…. and a little goes a looooooooooong way with this one! I purchased my current tube it in May, used it every single day, and somehow I am still not out. This is one of those products that I stock up on, in fears of it becoming extinct.

I haven’t tried a setting powder like Givenchy Loose Powder. The powder itself is superfine, extremely comfortable, and has lightweight finish… and that little guy next to it is Laura Mercier Secret Brightening Powder. Pretty powerful, and little scary, especially in flash photography! So unless you are getting chased by paparazzi you will be just fine.

Shall we talk about cheeks… for sure!

Benefit Cosmetics’ iconic Hoola Matte Bronzer was one of the items on my very first Sephora purchase.. So that alone makes it special! It delivers pure matte perfection, that is most flattering probably on most skin tones… Most days I like to look little bronzed up (I admit it I miss summer heat already), thats where Laura Mercier Matte Radiance Baked Powder Compact comes in. It’s not matte for sure, it has a beautiful sheer luminous glow. Mix the two with Tarte Amazonian Clay 12-Hour Blush in shade Quirky and you got your self a perfect summer glow, but in December!

Brows on fleek? Not for me! I like mine bushy, full and not so defined.

Since I been having eyelash extensions, I haven’t been using much of eyeliner or mascara, but when I do, I use Lash Affair HD Mascara & Eyeliner. It was recommended to my by my eyelash tech. The eyeliner is pretty bomb actually! I wish the tip was bit thinner, like KVD Tattoo Liner, but the staying power is amazing.

The best part, lips!!! I could be wearing zero makeup but if I got that lip popping somehow I feel complete.

Perfect mix of nudes, mostly matte divine perfection… Who ever knows me knows that brown has been my go to color, but every now and then I like to add the surprise factor to daily boredom. When it comes to matte lipstick, my preference is Huda Beauty Matte Lipstick. I like the fact that it’s not over drying like some other matte liquid lipsticks. After falling in love with Pillowtalk from Charlotte Tilbury, I decided to give more shades a try. Well the Glastonberry shade is a perfect bold color. It is cool-tone purple/berry hydrated lipstick perfection!!!

And that concludes this long, long, long adventure. Did anyone notice I went from full movie script to just name call!? Meaning… This took way longer to put together than anticipated. I hope you enjoyed reading about some of my recent likes.

Are any of these products in your favorite stash? If so, which one? And what do you love about it???

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47 thoughts on “Monthly Favorites: November”

I love these beauty products! I’m obsessed with Laura Mercier.. everything! I use the primer and setting powder daily and it’s hard for me to use anything else. I love Tarte shape tape (and foundation!).

I’m a sucker for natural tones, and you provided that in just about every aspect of the must haves for doing your face up. These choice are fantastic and I look forward to trying some of the new brands out that I haven’t tried yet.

These look like some fabulous products. This post definitely makes me really want to learn to properly use make up. My mom taught me the very basics but I would love to learn to fully do my make up. Awesome post!

This is such amazing compilation of all the favorite makeup products for this month. You have such great picks, few are in my wishlist like the Dioe foundation and few are already my favorite like the Guerlain brow kit, Givenchy face powder and Laura Mercier face powder.

I love makeup too and love recommendations. I’m a new primer user and somewhat oily so I’m going to try your reco on that! I just tried the new NARS Natural Radiance Longwear foundation. Have you tried it? curious to hear your review on that! I loved it!

Hi, I’m Daria! I have always been drawn to beauty, fashion and home décor. I thrive on inspiring and being inspired thru my new adventures of blogging. I enjoy showcasing my hobby as well as annoying my family with constant picture taking.
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